Idiopathic bilateral auricular ossificans: A case report and review of the literature

Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 128, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1432-1434

  High, Whitney A ^a   Larson, Matthew J ^b   Hoang, Mai P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b Department of Dermatology   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDISON DISEASE; ADULT; AURICULAR OSSIFICANS; CASE REPORT; COLD INJURY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; EXTERNAL EAR MALFORMATION; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; RADIOGRAPHY; REVIEW; TRABECULAR BONE;

EAR DISEASES; EAR, EXTERNAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSSIFICATION, HETEROTOPIC;

EID: 10344221112     PISSN: 00039985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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